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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1889
Page
4
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European press attacks on the Pan American Congress in the United States draw sly lines of trade rivalry. Delegates dismissed the barbs as irrelevant while Honduran envoy Jeronimo Zelaya praises US ties and American systems. After the congress, the nations will respond with renewed trade push and marine support.
The article notes five accidental electric deaths in New York City since September 1. It mentions a lower court upholding the electrical execution law and Kemmler’s appeal. Mayor Grant tests electricity safety by threatening to grasp a live wire, urging utilities to underground wires amid fatal incidents.
The article notes Western Australia seeks self government as all other provinces gain responsible rule. Parliament will consider granting home rule next session, with Sir Henry Parkes and opposition leader Dibba arguing Australia moves toward full independence while remaining allied to Britain.
The piece notes General Boulanger delaying action and writing from a Jersey village about European military science. It mocks his ambitions to invade France, warns of Republican foes, and questions his grasp of military theory while advising prudence away from his power base.
The opening of the McKeesport and Bellevernon Railroad sparks widespread rejoicing in the Monongahela Valley. Dr. J. S. Van Voorhis notes rising land values and growing demand for manufacturing sites along the line. He predicts fuel from gas fields and a new coal field of 300 square miles will feed this extension, signaling substantial regional growth.
Judge Ewing ordered release of a young woman jailed by an Alderman after she failed to answer a suit for a debt. The case exposes illegal proceedings and calls for reform toward a stipendary magistracy replacing aldermanic courts.
The Pittsburgh area reports Charles M. Schwab appointed General Superintendent of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock. The selection follows the death of Captain W R Jones and reflects Carnegie Steel’s policy to promote the best in their ranks.
The steamer City of New York grounded on a mud bank yesterday. The same day the city’s exposition scheme appeared to suffer a similar setback, stranded by unforeseen obstacles.
A semi official Moscow paper argues Germany cannot appease Russia and warns that peace in arms persists as the looming tragedy of war approaches. It reflects tension as the year heads toward Berlin and imperial audiences.
The Farnham Post G A R No 148 in New York protests against expanding pension business. The action is noted as not easing President Harrison's political position or policy challenges.
Ex president Grover Cleveland praised Sunset Cox for disinterested public service noting how rare selfless politicians are. The Pittsburgh baseball club could not keep pace with league leaders, yet can outpace local champions.
Samvee J Randale, aged sixty one, celebrated with a trip to Washington signaling improved health. Friends anticipate his return to Congress in good condition and spirits.
The article notes intense training for sprinters and warns that the imperial purple is used by a brute to strike his wife in Baltimore. It acknowledges declining popularity of wife beating in Maryland and frames it as an unacceptable practice amidst athletic preparation.
A roundup notes King of Italy visiting Garibaldi’s tomb and laying a wreath. Fassy Davenport resumes tours in Los Angeles after a week in San Francisco. Empress of Germany wears a diamond agrafe once owned by Napoleon at Waterloo. Miss Prone Cousius aims to resume Libers for women’s ballot and temperance reform. The Misses Pullman debut in Washington under Mrs. Logan’s auspices after 18 months abroad. Perrrenew tipped for a South Dakota Senate seat, a Vermonter who rode from Sioux City to Sioux Falls in 1880. Rev George Washington urges English collectors to form associations to preserve Washington papers. Wilson Barrett protests new duties on scenery and costumes, protested as unfair. Jay Govan’s hair grays further, public persona more reserved, a notable change from two years ago.
The Department of Agriculture reports October conditions for corn at 617, potatoes 77.2, buckwheat 90, tobacco 8.7, with yields per acre estimated for wheat 12.8, rye 11.9, barley 2.22. Frosts damaged late corn and rotting affected cotton. dry weather followed July and August rains. Regional notes cite wet southern lands, frosts in September, and mixed results across the Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, and South.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South met in Murfreesboro under Bishop Keener. David Morton outlined the Church Extension Board's operations, noting 2 auxiliaries, total receipts of 67,015.75 to March 31, with a pledge fund of 14,022.75 and aid distributed to churches in 26 states. Extra sums supported superannuated preachers, widows, orphans, Sunday school literature, with a circulation near 1,000,000 copies.
The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company held its annual meeting in Crxcixsatt to hear the president's report and elect four directors. Fiscal year ending June 30, 1850 shows gross earnings of 5 955 105 36 with expenses of 194 a B4, net 04 52 Bs, deficit 73 248 25 covered by sale of general mortgage bonds. Directors reelected include A Gracie George C. pagoar and Charles RB Flint. President is John F. See Ramsey.
The piece notes Bismarck’s heightened infirmity confines his forest walks yet his enthusiasm for planting trees endures. He cannot go to the woods, so he brings the woods to his home, contrasting his tree-planting with Gladstone’s passion for cutting down trees, and likening him to Europe’s keen planter.
A cablegram outlines radical changes for London's Strand and Holywell Street by new county councils. The plan envisions straight avenues, removal of churches blocking traffic, and a modernized cityscape replacing old winding lanes with orderly blocks.
In Ticonderoga New York laborers digging a sewer uncovered a tombstone with a coffin containing human bones. The intact skull and oak coffin suggest a burial of Lord Howe George Augustus Howe who died in 1768 at Fort Ticonderoga. The crowd gathered as villagers spoil fragments, and reinterment at the Awe cemetery is planned.
New Loypes Conn October 10 The $2,000,000 swing drawbridge across the Thames at New Loypes was formally opened by the New York Providence and Boston Railroad. About 600 spectators saw the huge structure tested as trains crossed the bridge with no audible signal before locking. The movable span measures 608 feet, weighs 2600 tons with a 1300 ton draw in motion, and is described as rigid as the Brooklyn Bridge in strain.
The Singer Sewing Machine Company versus June Manufacturing Company and George P. are on trial before Judge Blodgett. The Binger Coin patents have expired, yet the Binger corporation claims exclusive right to use the name Singer on any machine related to their dressmaking drive.
Railroad travel is claimed to be rapidly advancing under the current administration with trains running over one another. The difficulty of two trains passing on the same track is noted as a hard problem.
Mrs. Ann McShane died yesterday morning at her Seventh Street home in the fourth ward. Her husband and she ran a loading boat store in that city area, near the steamboat docks, according to local notices.
Mr and Mrs Walter Foster celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Kirkpatrick Street home Me yesterday with seven sons and four daughters present along with relatives from nearby cities. Gernert's Orchestra provided soft music as guests congratulated the couple and a lunch was served.
Miss Elvira D Irwin and Mr R L Thompson were married last evening at the bride's parents home in Emsworth. Rev B F Wood burn of Sandusky Street Baptist Church officiated. The bridal party were attended only by Dr James Kennedy Irwin of Philadelphia as master of ceremonies. The couple plans a short honeymoon, departing by evening train for Eastern city to spend the next weeks there.
A social reception at Mr and Mrs W F Speer on Center Avenue celebrated the marriage of their son Louis M Speer to Miss Millie Wood. Guests included Miss Machestney and Miss Nellie Speer. The couple wore white gowns, white and green decor, about 50 attendees, and a late dancing reception with Kennedy catering.
Rev Geo Hodges opens a lecture course at Guild Hall 78 Eighteenth Street Southside on Thursday October 17 with The Crusaders. November 14 William Metcalf discusses The Process of Steel Making. December 12 P Barnes presents The Locomotive with lantern slides. A lithographic souvenir of the new church is presented to Evangelical Lutherans. A Violet or VimGrNta tea party benefits the Aged Men's Home October 17 at Butler and Forty third streets. Knights of St George entertainment in Allegheny. Oysters and a social at St Mark's Guildhouse Eighteenth Street. Salmon and Carl Retter lead a soiree at Pittsburgh Female College.
The Finance Committee of the World’s Exposition reports six million dollars already pledged with about one million more expected. Wage workers contributed near two hundred fifty thousand to celebrate the fire anniversary, signaling solid fundraising momentum.
A large audience attended the corner stone ceremony for the World building in New York. Colonel Cockerill and Governor Hill spoke on press freedom, public service, and the monument to American journalism, praising Joseph Pulitzer and the newspaper’s role in democracy. The Renaissance style edifice will house a great journal and be a public monument to the press.
In Washington on October 11 Acting Secretary Batchellor defended Secretary Windom amid criticism of a garbled report about conscience money. He stated Windom knew nothing of the matter and an inadvertent omission in dispatches led to the misimpression affecting Secretary Manning's memory.
Distorted fare patterns emerge as Knights Templar convocation in Washington spurs railroad coupon and unused ticket circulation. Chicago lines issue one fare round trips to Washington while New York brokers resell ironclad tickets, with Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio benefiting from redirected routes.
Mrs. Henrietta Snell widow of the millionaire believed murdered by Tascott denies authorizing Architect Thomas Hawkes to build a £25,000 memorial in Union Park. She says the signing of her name was as an introduction for Hawkes to the Park Board and objects to the plan amid editorial protests over honoring a man not deemed a public benefactor.
A narrator laments losing a summer novel as it passes from friend to cousin on to neighbor and beyond. The chain continues through uncle, teacher, nephew, and room-mate, with each recipient reading and returning it unknowingly farther from the owner.
A detective tale of self harm ends with the death of Dr Hugh M Sutherland in a New York Park. The Eclectic Medical College graduate, once clerk for a relief association, died after taking morphine amid failed prospects and a troubled past including his wife’s prior suicide. He was a prominent Mason, elected Grand Master of the Normal Lodge in December.
Counsel for Henry 8. Ives will apply tomorrow for a second trial on the indictment accusing him of overselling stock in the Cineinasti Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company. The request cites a hung jury in the first trial and previous rulings by Rasorder Smythe as reasons for a venue change.
The annual examination of apprentices on the schoolship St. Marys began this morning. All the boys wore neat uniforms and stood in line as shipmasters inspected them. In the afternoon the cadets demonstrated skills from manning a yard to steering a ship.
Civil engineer A. G. Monocal in charge of the Nicaragua Canal starts for Greytown aboard the steamer Aguan with a corps of three engineers accompanying him.
Julia O Connor died in New York Hospital from injuries after a fight with several girl companions. Maggie Miller a 14 year old girl accused of being the chief assailant appears at the coroner s inquest where witnesses described the brawl connected to a 17 year old boy. The inquest began but was not completed as testimonies conflicted among the girls involved.
Notice printed on complimentary fare and county fair tickets reads that the ticket has been paid for ten times over by the issuer and will be honored for entrance and grandstand regardless of race or sex, with the bearer entitled to entry even if driving, amid a mix of grant notices and cash acknowledgments.
The Women's Congress in Denver on October 14 elected Julia Ward Howe of Rhode Island as President and Isabel Howland from New Reductions as Vice Presidents from across the Union, selecting officers to lead the organization.
A major sale of seats marks the forthcoming Casino Opera Company's engagement at the Grand Opera House. The New York production promises magnificence with lavish scenery and costumes.
Reported disease among Cumberland county chickens proves fatal in many cases with eyelids swelling and scabbing before death. Other items note a Warren Pa. apple blossom branch, Fairmont West Virginia’s ex Confederate leader praising Union veterans, Morgantown curbs on shingle roofs, a German speaking preacher from Wisconsin to Lestonia Ohio, crowding at a Van Wert fair, a Potts town wheel superstition, Lewis and Br iron ore miner family, a reward for a tray found and era mood at Lock Haven. assorted oddities form a colorful local miscellany.
A montage of odd notes and brief items including plant decor in saloon windows, a five year old girl sent to Longview Asylum, a haunted bedstead tale from Galveston, war instruments expo plans in Cologne, a St Paul court house budget note, mint coin stock, and a proposed colonization project by Sir Joan Lister Kaye with 1400 families plus community facilities.
A collage of quips and jokes from multiple publications mocks fashion, manners, and contemporary figures. Humorous snippets touch on ignorance, cosmetics, a Jenner remark, a Grant Monument joke, and domestic scenes, interweaving wit with brief conversations and social tidbits.
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